Tony Sneazwell

Tony Sneazwell

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	4 October 1942 Melbourne, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump

Anthony Howard Sneazwell (4 October 1942) is an Australian former high jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1] He was also the team dentist of the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL from 1988 until he retired in 2011. ^[2]

Biography

Sneazwell won the 1963 Helms Award as the most outstanding amateur athlete in Australasia. ^{[3] [4]} Track & Field News ranked him as the #2 high jumper in the world that year, behind only Valeriy Brumel. ^[5]

Sneazwell finished second behind Chris Dunn in the high jump event at the British 1973 AAA Championships. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Family

The son of former Collingwood footballer, William Henry John Sneazwell (1906-1967), and Veronica Sneazwell (1915-2001).

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Sneazwell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
2. "Say 'ahh': A look inside the grisliest job in sports". The Globe and Mail. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
3. Tony Sneazwell 'Outstanding', The Canberra Times, (Wednesday, 29 January 1964), p.34.
4. "Clarke wins Helms Award". The Age . 13 January 1966. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "World Rankings — Men's High Jump" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
8. "Results" . The People. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Dave's run for the money" . Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

• Sneazwell takes out Writ, The Canberra Times, (Tuesday, 12 August 1969), p.20